Turner is brutal in CF as I had correctly predicted. Any ball in his path whether it's in front of him or behind him is an adventure. He freezes up for a second and can't judge the trajectory correctly off the bat quick enough which leads him to having late jumps and then botching the play. Dusty should have kept him at CF since it seems like he'll be the playoff CF. All those games that he played second just took away valuable practice time which he sorely needs. If the team wants him to play CF next year then I'm sure he'll be much better as he'll get a lot more work in during spring training. But for now he's a liability on balls in his path. He's blown plays that experienced outfielders in high school could have made.
So according to you the Nats are pretty crap at two of the most important defensive spots in the field (SS & CF). We know your high school scouting colleagues agree Espinosa is below average and may as well fall over limp if a ball is hit to his left.
I think we can all agree Werth and Murphy aren't being paid for the gloves. Harper is Harper. The Nationals have been leaning all season on a lot of backups like Drew, Revere, and Robinson who on their best days are averages gloves.
You'll probably call me a "Fangraphs nerd" for using stats, but with the Nats fielding so many players not known for their gloves and having a manager you consider mediocre, how do the Nationals have the least errors in the majors? And the best fielding percentage? And a positive team UZR and defensive WAR?